Download or read book Education and Development in Rural Kenya written by Lewis Brownstein and published by New York : Praeger Publishers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on a questionnaire survey conducted between 1965 and 1967 of rural area primary education school leavers in Kenya to elucidate the relationship between education and political and economic development - analyses the responses of 834 candidates for the 1964 Kenya preliminary examination to questions concerning vocational training, employment, etc., since taking the examination, etc., and concludes to the need for a comprehensive educational planning strategy. Bibliography pp. 205 to 212 and statistical tables.
Download or read book Education for Rural Development written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by UNESCO/FAO. This book was released on 2003 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international joint study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was conducted on education and rural development to review the status of the topic from the standpoint of public policies and the conceptual frameworks on which they are based and also to shed light on what may be called "good practice." The findings of the study are meant to serve not as models, but rather as points of reference for all those who are seeking ways of developing education in rural areas and contributing more effectively to rural development. Chapter I, "Education and Rural Development: Setting the Framework" (David Atchoarena and Charlotte Sedel), provides a contextual and theoretical introduction to the new rural development and poverty reduction thinking, as well as a discussion on the contribution of education to rural development. In Chapter II, "Basic Education in Rural Areas: Status, Issues and Prospects" (Michael Lakin with Lavinia Gasperini), the book reviews in depth the provision of basic education in rural areas and offers some policy directions for improvement. Further exploring a particular dimension of basic education, Chapter III, "Making Learning Relevant: Principles and Evidence from Recent Experiences" (Peter Taylor, Daniel Desmond, James Grieshop and Aarti Subramaniam), devotes specific attention to strategies linking the formal school teaching with students' life environment, including agriculture, and to garden-based learning. The intention is to provide updated information and new insights on much-debated aspects which are often associated with rural areas although their application is much broader. Chapter IV, "Strategies and Institutions for Promoting Skills for Rural Development" (David Atchoarena, Ian Wallace, Kate Green, and Candido Alberto Gomes), shifts the analysis from education to work and discusses the implications of the transformation of rural labor markets for skill development. A particular concern is the rise in rural non-farm employment and the need to enlarge the policy focus from agricultural education and training to technical and vocational education for rural development. This debate is taken further in Chapter V, "Higher Education and Rural Development: A New Perspective" (Charles Maguire and David Atchoarena), which considers higher level skills and the contribution of the tertiary education sector to rural development. Special attention is given to the reform of higher agricultural institutions and lessons based on case studies are provided to document good practice in institutional reform. Finally, Chapter VI, "Main Findings and Implications for Policy and Donor Support" (David Atchoarena with Lavinia Gasperini, Michael Lakin and Charles Maguire), concentrates on the main findings of the study and discusses policy implications and possible responses for donors and countries. (Contains 28 tables, 14 figures, and 64 boxes.).
Download or read book Education for Development and the Rural Woman A review of theory and principles with emphasis on Kenya and the Philippines written by Noreen Clark and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on nonformal education for rural women in developing countries, with partic. Reference to Kenya and the Philippines - reviews current theories and recommends that rural development policies should aim to integrate women into community development, that learners should determine their own priorities (literacy, farming skills, nutrition, etc.), advocates an active learning approach, and discusses issues of evaluation. Bibliography pp. 53 to 59.
Download or read book Mothers and Schooling written by Fibian Lukalo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking book opens new horizons in understanding educational decision-making and how schooling patterns are shaped by, and reshape, rural communities. It provides a humane portrait of the struggles faced by mothers in rural Kenya to educate their children, despite the ‘free education policy’. Based on a prize-winning study examining mothers’ attitudes to education in a rural Kenyan community, this vividly nuanced ethnographic work draws upon African feminist perspectives to describe the livelihoods and aspirations of 32 mothers responsible for over 180 children. It explores the effects of mothers’ school histories and the constraining effects of land practices and patriarchal culture on their actions. Their school choice and engagement strategies reflect different facilitating environments, their educational values, the use of social mothering practices and reliance on kinship reciprocity. The findings illustrate the importance of recognising the diversity of mothers’ situations within this small community and the pressures they face to be ‘good mothers’ who school their children. Mothers and Schooling highlights the importance of mothers’ educational agency and is essential reading for anthropologists of education, those working in gender studies, poverty alleviation strategists, educational researchers, teachers and policy-makers who wish to improve the success of Education for All for the children of women living in Southern rural poverty.
Download or read book The Relevance of Education to the Socioeconomic Development Needs of Rural People written by Emma Wanjiru Theuri and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose. The study had three main purposes: (1) to examine theories in education for economic development and to identify one or more that might help explain education and economic development in Kenya since independence (1963 to 1993). (2) to evaluate the economic vitality of education to rural development by exploring the extent to which education as currently provided addresses the socioeconomic needs of rural people. Specifically, rural professionals' perceptions of the ideal skills for developing rural Kenya and the level of provision of those skills were examined. In addition, the study explored professionals' perception ratings regarding the amount of local knowledge high school students possess in areas of general education, socio-political and economic conditions of their districts. (3) to evaluate policy options rural professionals perceive as important in guiding education in order for it to become more relevant to the development needs of the rural people in Kenya. Procedure. Two provinces were selected using some set criteria. Random sampling was used to select two districts, Kwale and Nyeri, one from each of the selected provinces. Cluster sampling was used in the selection of high schools and divisions. Two hundred and thirty-eight (238) respondents constituted the sample. Included were extension workers, high school teachers and district level government administrators. Data were obtained from a questionnaire developed by the researcher and administered to subjects in face-to-face interviews. Descriptive analysis, one-way and two-way ANOVA, chi-square tests and qualitative methods of data analysis were used to examine professionals' perception ratings by gender, community role (job type), location, educational level, and age. Statistically significant differences among or between variables were identified and discussed. Results. Three of the theories examined; human capital theory, status competition and class reproduction failed to provide a complete description of education and economic development in Kenya for the period 1963 to 1993. Institutional theory had some utility in effectively providing a description of education and economic development in Kenya for the period under study. Perceived skills for the development of rural Kenya are poorly or not at all being provided to students by the public education system. In addition, rural professionals believed that by the time students graduate from high school, they possess little or no knowledge about educational, socio-political or economic issues of their districts. This mismatch between the perceived skills and knowledge versus those that are actually provided by public education could be contributing to the high rates of unemployment characteristic of rural Kenya. Further, community perceptions regarding the provision of skills to students by public education, and students' level of local knowledge, were found to be significantly influenced by gender, location, community role and age of respondents. Educational level of respondents had no influence at all. Diversity issues were found to be important factors to be considered when rural policies are developed. It is recommended that there is need for educational change especially in the ways policies are developed and implemented. Specifically, policy makers need to adopt a more open grass-root and research-based approach to policy development. This could increase and enhance shared decision-making in order for education to better address the needs of rural communities in a more appropriate and focused manner.
Download or read book Education for Rural Development in Kenya written by Kabiru Kinyanjui and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Science Education Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Schools in Kenya written by Darren M. O’Hern and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a multi-sited qualitative study of three Kenyan secondary schools in rural Taita Hills and urban Nairobi, the volume explores the ways the dichotomy between “Western” and “indigenous” knowledge operates in Kenyan education. In particular, it examines views on natural sciences expressed by the students, teachers, the state’s curricula documents, and schools’ exam-oriented pedagogical approaches. O’Hern and Nozaki question state and local education policies and practices as they relate to natural science subjects such as agriculture, biology, and geography and their dismissal of indigenous knowledge about environment, nature, and sustainable development. They suggest the need to develop critical postcolonial curriculum policies and practices of science education to overcome knowledge-oriented binaries, emphasize sustainable development, and address the problems of inequality, the center and periphery divide, and social, cultural, and environmental injustices in Kenya and, by implication, elsewhere. “In an era of environmental crisis and devastation, education that supports sustainability and survival of our planet is needed. Within a broader sociopolitical context of post-colonialism and globalization, this volume points out possibilities and challenges to achieve such an education. The authors propose a critical, postcolonial approach that acknowledges the contextual and situational production of all knowledge, and that de-dichotomizes indigenous from ‘Western’ scientific knowledge.” Eric (Rico) Gutstein, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
Download or read book Education for Rural Development written by Manzoor Ahmed and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1975 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case studies cover the following countries: Colombia, Cuba, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mali, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Upper Volta, Afghanistan, India, Republic of Korea, Nigeria, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand.
Download or read book Working with Rural Communities Participatory Action Research in Kenya written by Chitere, Orieko P. and published by University of Nairobi Press. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses itself to mobilisation and involvement of rural people in development projects. It describes an imperfect but, nonetheless, exciting and thought-provoking exercise that drew social science researchers and students from four public universities in Kenya into an experiment in participatory research, community education and development in two locations. The experiment was grounded on the assumptions that the people of Kenya are a primary resource and that given proper roles and contribution of planners, researchers and programme implementers, self-sustainable development can become a reality. The contributors of this book have focused on the potential of the university to facilitate participation of the people in development. They have given specific suggestions on how this might be accomplished.
Download or read book Rural Development in Kenya written by Judith Heyer and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on a 1968 survey to assess existing levels of rural development in fourteen rural area pilot study areas in Kenya - reviews marketing problems and the need for co-ordination, the role of local level public administration, education and vocational training activities (incl. Adult education, agricultural extension, etc.), credit, rural cooperatives, natural resources, etc., and includes a summary of conclusions and recommendations. References and statistical tables.
Download or read book Growing Up in Kenya written by Anne Mary Njeri Mungai and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing Up in Kenya: Rural Schooling and Girls reveals the clash between the traditional values and roles of women and the school culture and expectations. Traditionally, women were brought up to value the roles of wife, mother, and cultivator. This book shows the struggle rural girls experience as they try to fit into these traditional roles while meeting the expectations of the school curriculum. Although education is central to a woman's status, because it affects every other aspect of her life, studies indicate that parents have lower occupational aspirations for their daughters than for their sons. This is true for higher socio-economic groups as well as when the daughters' academic performance is superior to that of the sons'.
Download or read book New Paths to Learning for Rural Children and Youth written by Philip Hall Coombs and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education and Rural Development written by Philip J. Foster and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education and rural development in Kakanega district of Western Kenya with special reference to the role of the primary school written by Alice Owano Waka and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education Innovation and Income in Rural Kenya written by Arne Bigsten and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Rural Development and the Role of Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The role of non formal education in promoting rural development in Kenya written by A C. Dsouza and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
